withdrawn Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb pull back or move away or backward
   retire; recede; pull back; move back; withdraw; pull away; draw back; retreat.
   
   • The enemy withdrew
   • The limo pulled away from the curb
2. verb withdraw from active participation
   retire; withdraw.
   
   • He retired from chess
3. verb release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
   disengage; withdraw.
   
   • I want to disengage myself from his influence
   • disengage the gears
4. verb cause to be returned
   recall; call in; withdraw; call back.
   
   • recall the defective auto tires
   • The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt
5. verb take back what one has said
   swallow; take back; withdraw; unsay.
   
   • He swallowed his words
6. verb keep away from others
   seclude; sequester; withdraw; sequestrate.
   
   • He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
7. verb break from a meeting or gathering
   adjourn; retire; withdraw.
   
   • We adjourned for lunch
   • The men retired to the library
8. verb retire gracefully
   withdraw; bow out.
   
   • He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship
9. verb remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
   take out; draw; draw off; withdraw.
   
   • She drew $2,000 from the account
   • The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank
10. verb lose interest
    retire; withdraw.
    
    • he retired from life when his wife died
11. verb make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
    back away; back out; crawfish; pull back; pull in one's horns; crawfish out; withdraw; retreat.
    
    • We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
    • He backed out of his earlier promise
    • The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
12. verb remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    withdraw; take away; take; remove.
    
    • remove a threat
    • remove a wrapper
    • Remove the dirty dishes from the table
    • take the gun from your pocket
    • This machine withdraws heat from the environment
13. adjective satellite withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
    recluse; reclusive.
    
    • lived an unsocial reclusive life
14. adjective satellite tending to reserve or introspection
    indrawn.
    
    • a quiet indrawn man

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